To destroy civilization it is enough to invent a universal ideal, such as that of equality, and force ourselves to pursue it. If we in tervene in the lives of men with the mere intention of making them equal, we will fail because man is unable to conceive of society without hierarchies. The only place […]
Bertrand de Jouvenel distinguishes between the dux, who is the leader, and the rex, who is the stabilizer. That is exemplified by the life of Jesus and Pablo, Bolívar and Santander, David and Solomon, Washington and Madison. Jouvenel suggests enjoying the paintings of the Bridge of Arcola and the Oak of Vincennes to understand that […]
According to Plutarch, Lycurgus was the younger brother of King Afolidectes, who died leaving his wife pregnant. The people tried to proclaim Lycurgus king, but he did not accept and suggested wait ing for the birth of his brother’s son. When he was born he was called King Carilo: “the joy of the people”. It […]
“Sing, oh goddess!” Sing not only the rage of Achilles, but also the rage of Ajax, the colossus, who fell out with Odysseus for not being declared the best. In the Trojan War, the great Ajax, the strongest among the Achae ans, the one who matched Hector in the fighting, the one who trained together […]